Is it justified to give Stem cell
treatment to children with Autism right now? Do parents really read what
consent are they signing when they go in for these stem cell treatments? I
think it is the hope that is created that the child will get alright but do we
see the risk that we are taking? So many questions but few answers to these
questions as these are early day when stem cell advance could help in treating
Autism.
In the future when the cause of
autism is established and further advances in stem cell may bring in the
desired change that is expected. I am writing this article as we have seen
parents spending huge amount of money on this and at the end are left high and dry.
Few kids which we saw after they came from stem cell treatment had become
overly aggressive in some the sensory issues had peaked up. But as usual once
you have given the consent not much could be done so before you go in for such
interventions:
Do ask your treating doctors about few of the following questions?
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Does the Hospital have proper licence and
compliance to carry stem cell treatment?
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Is it a Clinical trial if yes then under which authority?
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Cells and types?
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Data on safety?
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Methods and costs
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Pathogens and additives?
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Training and licence
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Nature and type of labs
These are few of the questions
that one should keep in mind. Currently there are various interventions which
can bring lot of positive changes in the child, so it is prudent to wait till
the stem cell therapy advances and also the exact cause of Autism is ascertained.
We have seen children responding very well to Homeopathy, Therapies and
Nutritional intervention that we carry out at our autism center.
With the Homeopathic medicines we
have seen it has the capacity to treat the hyperactivity, behavioural issues
and at the same time improve the comprehension and understanding of the child.
We have seen the results are best seen when the child is under the age of 5
years at the same time teenagers have also responded well when the integrated
approach was taken.
Said this the Homeopathic
treatment is completely non-invasive and safe. We are also running various
autism awareness campaigns across India via our shows and globally via social
media.
Our aim is to bring the best
available treatment to the children who are on the spectrum at the same time
with the advances in stem cell in the future we may also start a full-fledged
stem cell organization.
Let’s think before we put our children through any procedure think and take an informed decision do not get carried away with marketing gimmicks and false hopes.
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